Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusArenaria (Turnstones)
- SpeciesArenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ruddy Turnstone at Wilsons Promontory National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there